1 Kings 13:3:11 Kgs.13.3.W1TAB

וְנָתַן֩

venatan

gave

Transliteration
ve-na-TAN
Extended
veh-nah-TAN
IPA
/wə.na.ˈtan/

Meaning by language

English
gave

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Result
וְ + נָ + תַן֩
ve + na + tan
venatan

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-na-TAN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET

  3. clause

    ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET le-MOR ZE ha-mo-FET a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET le-MOR ZE ha-mo-FET a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE ha-miz-BE-akh nik-RA ve-nish-PAKH ha-DE-shen a-SHER-a-LAIV

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect venatan {וְנָתַן֩ | wə-nā-ṭan} ‘and he gave’, signaling sequential narrative.

In context1 Kings 13:3

And he gave a sign on that day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:3, so the Hebrew word וְנָתַן֩ (venatan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.3.W1.S1) and character.